What passes for my mind is currently doing battle with a cold so excuse me if I am being rather dense but would there be a November mid-month doni or does it get pushed to one side because of the Thanksgiving Amagnae? I'm trying to cast my mind back to last year but it refuses to be cast!

If we do get a doni, what do you think it would be? We've recently had a hedgehog so one of my wishes is unlikely. I'd like something autumnal or connected with rain. How about a migratory bird that brings soft rain and mist in its wake? Or another squirrel that builds a communal nest where the nuts are stored but their power is that it can hide those nests behind mists that confuse the traveller?

Hatchling copera are easily mistaken for toys, as they like to find a nice warm spot and stay there, not moving for much of anything unless forced. They start out thin and barely longer than a magi's forearm, and grow slowly, but they have no apparent maximum limit on size, as long as they can consume enough copper to keep building their bodies. This can cause issues for those areas that use copper piping, or for magi that need copper for their spells or other projects. Hatchling copera usually tolerate people around them, and even handling them, if that person also offers them some copper or a few small gems to add to their hoard.

Adult Description:

No one is entirely sure how large an adult copera could grow, if it had an unlimited supply of copper to consume. There's something not quite real about their appearance and when they're still, magi could be forgiven for thinking that they're statues or toys. However, an adult copera can easily use the barb on its tail when threatened; they don't carry poison, but the barb can grow large enough to cause fatal wounds on its own. Magi who travel into underground caves are often known to carry a small bag of gems to offer to any copera they come across, in exchange for safe passage.

General Description:

Found mostly underground in caves and old tombs, copera are curious creatures in that no one is entirely sure if they're alive or not. They appear to be made entirely of copper, with jade spikes running along their back and on the edges of their hood, and a gleaming sapphire set in the center of their forehead. The barb on their tail is wickedly sharp and they hoard enough fine gems to rival any dragon. Although they look fearsome, especially as they get older and bigger, they generally just want to be left alone to snuggle into their gem pile.

In all my time here there has never been a midmonth nor a beginning of the month doni that has not been released. There may have been a slight delay, but there have always been those three creatures every month.

pegasi1978 wrote:In all my time here there has never been a midmonth nor a beginning of the month doni that has not been released. There may have been a slight delay, but there have always been those three creatures every month.

Oh, that's brilliant. Thanks. I couldn't remember and there didn't seem to be a thread so I was second-guessing myself.

pegasi1978 wrote:In all my time here there has never been a midmonth nor a beginning of the month doni that has not been released. There may have been a slight delay, but there have always been those three creatures every month.

Actually, there is one exception to that. Back in 2009, the Sanus was released as October midmonth and didn't get replaced until mid-December. There was no November midmonth that year, which makes this exactly 8 years ago. I can assure you that we are not skipping the midmonth pet this November, though.

General Description:Found mostly underground in caves and old tombs, copera are curious creatures in that no one is entirely sure if they're alive or not. They appear to be made entirely of copper, with jade spikes running along their back and on the edges of their hood, and a gleaming sapphire set in the center of their forehead. The barb on their tail is wickedly sharp and they hoard enough fine gems to rival any dragon. Although they look fearsome, especially as they get older and bigger, they generally just want to be left alone to snuggle into their gem pile.

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